The Art of Seeing
dal 16/7/2002 al 17/8/2002
Segnalato da
16/7/2002
The Art of Seeing
Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York
Before the skill of painting comes the art of seeing: A thoughtful vision that ponders the possibilities of what a painting might become. This seeing may be in reality or imagination or some combination of both. The resulting images are dreamlike and seem to bridge representational and abstraction genres. The artists featured in this exhibition rely heavily on this process. It is how they paint and, no doubt, occurs even while the brush is moving its way across the canvas...
July 18 - August 17
Preview: July 17th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Before the skill of painting comes the art of seeing: A thoughtful vision
that ponders the possibilities of what a painting might become. This seeing
may be in reality or imagination or some combination of both. The resulting
images are dreamlike and seem to bridge representational and abstraction
genres. The artists featured in this exhibition rely heavily on this
process. It is how they paint and, no doubt, occurs even while the brush is
moving its way across the canvas...
Grace Mitchell paints densely layered mystical landscapes. Beautiful in
composition, color and surface, her work may call to mind the American
romantic painters of the 19th century. But whereas theirs presented a
triumphal vision of nature, Mitchell provides a meditation on nature's cycle
of decay and regeneration.
The abstract work of Mollie McNealy resonates with the push-pull of
surfaces. She is an exquisite colorist, using bold reds, blues and oranges.
Over a serene background of one solid color, she either delves into the
surface with blocks and drips of varying pigment, or subtly marks with
horizontal or vertical bands. Painting for her is about the feeling of not
having control over life but being faced with the beauty of a specific
journey.
Trained in the literary world, David Konigsberg uses his memory as source
for narrative themes of people and places that suggest feelings of longing
but are conveyed with a whimsical sensibility. He paints with luxurious
colors and creates a richly tactile surface.
David Gregory's abstract paintings of oil and ink washes contain randomly
placed lettering that reflects his interest in genetics. He draws the
comparison of artist as creator to DNA as the building block of creation.
Or, in another formulation, the artist reveals a portion of reality and the
scientist un-masks the dynamics of creation.
Marc Jacobson is a painter of uninhabited urban landscapes. His work
elicits a sense of loneliness that is recognizable, but also appealing due
to the exquisiteness of its rendering. Regarding his style, writer Craig
McDaniel of the New Art Examiner eloquently states: "Like Theibaud,
Jacobson is willing to use these colorful streaks to give painterly vitality
to drab subject matter. Like Diebenkorn, Jacobson hangs his compositions
on a scaffold of rectangles, kept alive by the occasional placement of
diagonals."
In the pics: 'Runner Up' ,oil on panel, David Konigsberg
These and several other artists included in this show, The Art of Seeing,
all share a compelling visual language, which through their painting seduces
the viewer with profound and sensitive beauty.
ALLEN SHEPPARD GALLERY
135 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10011 212.989.9919